January 2012

Two lucky players are going on the road with the St. Louis Blues! The "You Scratch, You Score!" second-chance promotion wrapped up last week. We announced winners from the third drawing here, and some of them have already checked in on Twitter. There were more than 20,000 entries in the final drawing, with more than 90 percent being entered online through My Lottery.

We then conducted the grand-prize drawing from all of the entries and awarded two lucky players a road trip with the Blues. Winford Douglas of Richwoods and Julie Walsh of Florissant, along with a guest, will both get to travel to a road game next season. They will travel on the team plane, stay at the team's hotel and receive two tickets to the game.

Fans will get merchandise, tickets and unforgettable experiences just for playing the Lottery. By the way, there is still one top prize available in the "St. Louis Blues" Scratchers game - sure to be gone before the end of the season.

The "Lebanon Bus Barn Buzz Bucks Buzzards" were the Missouri Lottery Team of the Month for January. This group of bus drivers regularly play Powerball together. We sent Producer Frank Finley down with their prize package, and he recorded this report.

And just like that, the new Powerball created another millionaire in Missouri! No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but one player in Missouri did match all five white-ball numbers to win $1 million. The winning ticket was sold at Apple Market, 11401 E. 63rd St., in Raytown. If you shop there, check your tickets closely. You could be a millionaire!

All of the jackpots rolled. The next Powerball jackpot is $170 million! Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is $15 million, Wednesday's Lotto jackpot is $2.8 million, and tonight's Show Me Cash jackpot is $109,000! Got your ticket?

If you played Powerball in the last two weeks, you got a Bonus Raffle ticket for the "Go Anywhere Getaway" promotion. That ticket is an entry into a weekly drawing for a trip for two to anywhere in the world. The Missouri Lottery is rewarding players for trying the new Powerball game by giving away something reminiscent of winning a Powerball jackpot - the freedom to go wherever you want.

Between now and Feb. 11, we'll draw one grand-prize winner each week for a trip for two to anywhere in the world. We're currently looking for the winner from the first drawing. We'll also select five players to win a travel prize package, and 100 winners of $100.

Just buy a $2 or greater Powerball ticket for the current draw and you'll get a Bonus Raffle ticket for the next drawing. We'll announce the winners on Molottery.com, and you can scan your Bonus Raffle ticket on a Check-A-Ticket machine following the drawing.

The Powerball jackpot rolled again, but three players in other states won $1 million. In Missouri, two players matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000. Those winning tickets were sold in the following locations:

SO Broadway Phillips 66 in St. Louis

Casey's General Store in Scott City

Saturday's jackpot climbs to $146 million. Don't forget to add Power Play to win even larger prizes.

Show Me Cash produced the big winner of the night. One ticket matching all five winning numbers was sold at Kum & Go, 402 Massey Blvd., in Nixa. The lucky player will collect the $65,000 jackpot. It's the 180th jackpot winner in the game, and the fifth in a little more than a week. Tonight's jackpot is $50,000. Got your ticket?

Have you seen the Money Truck? A special Powerball-branded truck is touring the state with a display of $40 million in cash - the new starting jackpot in Powerball. Come see what you could win playing Powerball. Check here for upcoming locations, and don't forget to post a picture of you and the Money Truck on our Facebook page to win some Lottery gear.

There's a new poll along the sidebar. It's been a week since the new Powerball game debuted. What do you think? Are you enjoying the new game, or playing elsewhere? Be sure to log your answer, and if it's "other," please leave a comment below with your opinion.

Most of the jackpots rolled last weekend. Two players split Saturday's $97,000 Show Me Cash jackpot, and a player in Arizona won $1 million by matching five white-ball numbers in Powerball. Several players won big playing in Missouri.

The two winning tickets that matched all five winning Show Me Cash numbers were sold in the following locations:

Butcher's Inn in Raymore

Huck's Food Store in Poplar Bluff

Each will take home half of Saturday's $97,000 jackpot, or $48,500. Tonight's jackpot stands at $55,000.

One player matched four white-ball numbers and the Megaball to win $10,000. That winning ticket was sold at Schnucks Market, 10070 Gravois Road, in St. Louis. The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday is $71 million.

Two players matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000.Winning tickets were sold in the following locations:

Schnucks Market, 1589 Sierra Vista Plaza, in St. Louis

Presto C-Store, 909 N.W. Chipman, in Lee's Summit

Don't forget to add Power Play and Megaplier to your ticket to win even larger prizes. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot jumped to $120 million! Good luck!

New Powerball is here, and to celebrate, the Missouri Lottery is offering a special promotion for players who try the new game. Between now and Feb. 11, every $2 or greater single-ticket purchase of a Powerball ticket for the current drawing will produce a Bonus Raffle ticket for the "Go Anywhere Getaway" promotion. In four weekly drawings during the promotion, we'll select winners from the Bonus Raffle tickets issued that week.

Building on the idea that winning a $40 million Powerball jackpot would allow you the opportunity to do anything you want, we're awarding four trips to anywhere in the world. That's right - each week, we'll select a winner who will get to plan a trip to anywhere in the world (that's safe to travel, of course.) That's not all. Each week, we'll also award five prizes of a travel prize package - including an iPad, camera and luggage - and 100 players will win $100 in cash.

There's nothing for you to do - unless you win. Just buy a Powerball ticket and hold on to those Bonus Raffle tickets. We'll post the winners each week on Molottery.com, and you can scan your Bonus Raffle tickets on a Check-A-Ticket machine following the drawings to see if you won. Second-prize winners can collect their $100 prizes at retail, and all other winners must present a Bonus Raffle ticket to the Lottery to claim.